KARACHI: The Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has stated that the flagship Thar Coal-to-Fertiliser (C2F) venture will scale back reliance on imported fertiliser, create jobs, generate exports and add worth to the nation’s indigenous coal assets.
The $1.12 billion Coal-to-Fertiliser (C2F) venture, a Thar coal-based urea plant being executed by Fauji Fertiliser Firm (FFC), is designed to make the most of Thar’s indigenous coal reserves to strengthen Pakistan’s fertilizer safety and scale back import dependence.
The chief minister reviewed the progress and finalized the strategic roadmap for the initiative throughout a gathering held on the Chief Minister’s Home.
A delegation led by FFC Chief Govt Officer Jahangir Piracha briefed the chief minister on the technical, monetary and environmental facets of the venture.
In response to FFC officers, the venture reached a big milestone in November 2025 with the completion of its Bankable Feasibility Research (BFS), ready by worldwide consultants. It has now entered the front-end engineering design (FEED) and venture agreements section.
Monetary shut is focused between late 2026 and 2027, with business operations anticipated to start in January 2031.
Describing the initiative as a “sport changer”, FFC stated the C2F venture will produce 717,000 tonnes of urea yearly, with output evenly cut up between home consumption and exports. Annual urea exports are anticipated to generate revenues of as much as $260 million.
The venture is predicted to create greater than 3,500 direct jobs and roughly 7,000 oblique jobs. Additionally it is projected to generate roughly $5.5 million yearly in royalties for the Sindh authorities by means of the extraction of about 2.1 million tons of coal per yr.
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah stated that, to make sure venture viability, the Sindh authorities will proceed to facilitate key necessities, together with the allocation of 12 cusecs of water from Makhi Farash, land for the plant web site, and an workers’ residential colony in Islamkot.
He reaffirmed the provincial authorities’s full dedication to the venture, terming it strategically important for Pakistan’s meals safety, industrial progress and financial stability.
The chief minister added that sustainable industrial growth and strict environmental compliance will stay key priorities because the venture strikes in the direction of execution.
